The ethnic groups of Guerrero could be classified into four. The indigenous population of this municipality is made up of the Nahuas, the Mixtecos, the Tlapanecos and the Amuzgos. The estimated population of Guerrero is 3,079,649, of which 456,774 are the four indigenous cultures. Together, these cultures make up less than 15% of the township's citizens.
The indigenous people have been a subject analyzed, and various people say that we should all be equal due to miscegenation. However, it has already been said that to carry the term Indian or indigenous, the person must feel in some way belonging to that specific culture.
The four main ethnic groups of Guerrero
Next it will be clarified how many people live in Guerrero, depending on the ethnic group, and which of them are more abundant. It will also explain a little about its origin and its history.
1- Nahuas
The number of people, aged 5 and over, who speak Nahuatl, is 170,622. This according to a percentage provided by the federal entity in 2010.
The Nahuatl culture had its origin in the year 500 AD They began in a land located to the north. According to their God, they had to emigrate out of this land and they had to call themselves Mexica. This culture is part of the Mesoamerican and pre-Columbian period.
The Mexica were also called Aztecs upon the arrival of the Spanish. This idea was born from its place of origin, which was called Aztlan.
2- Mixtecos
There are 139,387 speaking Mixtec speakers located in Guerrero. This represents a large sum: the total Mixtecs on Mexican soil are estimated at at least 500,000.
The name comes from the Nahuatl language, and means "country of the clouds." They preferred to call themselves "the people of the rain." They were born in Oaxaca, until for some reason they were displaced to other places.
They are considered a Mesoamerican culture for the creation of the most important pre-Hispanic codices that are known, and how excellently created they are.
Various explorations through these territories have revealed that, like the Zapotecs, the Mixtec is a very complex culture.
3- Tlapanecos
119,291 is the number of members of this indigenous culture. The origin of their name meant disparagingly "the one who is painted" (of the face), so they decided to be called "me'phaa", which means "the one who lives in Tiapa."
The new name, depending on what tone it is said with, would imply a different meaning.
This culture was born in southern Mexico, more specifically in the state of Guerrero. Its existence is estimated to have been from the year 2500 BC
Currently they do not reside only in the state of Guerrero, but have been dispersing. According to the Asoyú codices, the Spanish conquered this site in 1521 and, unlike many other sites, they were not violent against them.
4- Amuzgo
In the state of Guerrero its population is 45,799. Those belonging to this ethnic group are not only in this region, but also in Oaxaca.
Its name in the Nahuatl language means "place of books." This name was attributed to them thanks to the fact that, in their beginnings, they were those who headed the administration and religious subjects. Everything that happened in the adjacencies was recorded on this site.
Its main economy is based on livestock, agriculture and the backstrap loom. At present there are people who say that the language has been lost, making it difficult for others to understand each other.
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